2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A NEARBY BUILDING. HE INJURED HIS LOWER BODY AND TORSO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50651. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF THE CONSUEMR STATED THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. UPDATED 12/10/09

LOSS OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS. I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION BY JIGGLING THE HI BEAM LOW BEAM SWITCH . I WENT TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEED A NEW MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH,APPEARS TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA HAS INTERMITTENT STARTING TROUBLE. SOMETIME IT WILL START FINE AND OTHER TIMES IT WONT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT MOST LIKELY THE BCM OR PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE IS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH ALL CHEVROLET IMPALAS FOR THIS ISSUE. STRANDED WITH KIDS ALL THE TIME. *TR

AFTER CHANGING MY BATTERY ON MY CAR I NOTICE NOW THAT MY LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND SOMETIME MY CAR WILL NOT START. *TR

DRIVING MY 2003 IMPALA AT NIGHT. REAR SEAT PASSENGER ROLLED DOWN WINDOW CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE BRIGHT LIGHTS BEFORE SLOWING CAR. ABLE TO RE-CREATED THE PROBLEMS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAVING THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH A 3.8 LITER V-6. THE CAR RADIO QUIT WORKING AND I HAD TO PULL OUT THE FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SENDING STRANGE ERROR MESSAGES TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. NOW THE BCM IS HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OF THEN BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE BCM AN THE CAR STARTED AND I MADE IT HOME. WHAT IN THE WORLD DID GENERAL MOTORS DO TO THESE CARS. I HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS HORROR STORIES ABOUT THEIR CARS. WAS THERE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR DO I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND SPEND A FORTUNE TO FIX THIS GARBAGE PRETENDING TO BE A CAR. HOW CAN A CAR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS POOR QUALITY CONTROL IN THIS DAY AND AGE? MY SECURITY DISPLAY NOW SHOWS RANDOM ERRORS LIKE LOW FUEL EVEN AFTER I FILLED UP THE TANK. NOT SURE IF ANY MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN IT SHIFTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY IMPALA AND TRIED TO SIGNAL A LANE CHANGE AND THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK FOR EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT, BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY AGGRAVATING. THE CAR ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SEEPAGE AND IT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO AT A USED CAR DEALER, AND I CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF EVERY 3000 MILES. THE CAR IS HARD STARING AT TIMES, AND I HAD PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO THE TROUBLE STARTING. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE FLOORBOARDS, IN MY 2003 IMPALA, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR FLOOD. FOUND A SOLUTION FOR GM'S POOR DESIGN. THE COWLING GASKET ABOVE THE CABIN FILTER SHOULD BE REPLACED AND GLUED IN POSITION WITH RTV. THIS SHOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO MAKE SURE DRAINHOLES AROUND CABIN FILTER ARE CLEAR OF ALL DEBRIS. *TR

TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER IN COLLIERVILLE,TN. FOR ANOTHER WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL COSTING 1,000.00, & WAS TOLD OF ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE GASKET,THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $1,000.00, I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT OF COURSE GM NOT CALLING IT A RECALL. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH APPROXIMATELY 149,000 MILES ON IT. SUNRISE CHEVROLET IN COLLIERVILLE,TN. HAS BEEN THE PROPLE DEALING WITH ME , AND STATES, THEIR COMPUTER PROGRAMMED BCM IS NOT A RECALL, NOR THE IGNITION CHIP THAT ENGAGES THE KEY , IS ALSO NOT A GM PROBLEM BUT MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I SUFFERED WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING NUMEROUS TIMES , AND FINALLY BIT THE BULLET AND PAID HIGH DOLLAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR GM'S SHOULD BE RECALL. I WANT SOMEONE TO LISTEN ABOUT EVERYONE'S COMPLAINT OF THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, AND MAKE GM DO THE RIGHT THING! *TR